Friday, November 11, 2011

Today's Teamster News 11.11.11

Unions win, Personhood loses: what does it mean?  Washington Times   ...Ohio and Mississippi sent a message to the Right Wing and the Tea Party: “We’re mad as Hell and we're not going to take it anymore...”
Tea Party Groups Propose ‘Right-To-Work' Ballot Issue  Gongwer   ...Two days after voters trounced Republicans' attempt to curb collective bargaining, tea party groups announced plans to place a right-to-work issue on the ballot, eliciting a wave of criticism from unions and Democrats...
Daniels not intimidated by labor victory in Ohio referendum  nwi.com   ...Gov. Mitch Daniels believes Tuesday's decision by Ohio voters to overturn a state law restricting collective bargaining for public employees will not affect Indiana's right-to-work debate...
Michigan Gov. Snyder Counsels a New Approach After Ohio Vote  Wall Street Journal   ...Mr. Snyder said his new Republican administration has been able to avoid the rancor rocking newly elected Republican governors in nearby Wisconsin and Ohio by steering clear of challenges to collective bargaining agreements with state employees. Instead, he counseled dialogue and negotiation with union leaders...
Missouri AFL-CIO chief calls on legislators to heed Ohio vote  St. Louis Beacon   ...Missouri AFL-CIO president Hugh McVey has sent out a veiled message to the Republican leaders in the General Assembly to reconsider any sort of push for right to work legislation, in the wake of Tuesday's vote in Ohio that overturned a recent law removing bargaining rights for public employees...
O'Brien proposes NH House meet again  Boston Globe   ...House Speaker William O'Brien is proposing to call the New Hampshire House into session two more days this fall -- to hear from Gov. John Lynch on education funding and possibly act on vetoed bills...
Walker foes energized by Ohio's repeal of union law  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker's union bargaining law are celebrating Ohio voters' decisive repeal of a similar law in their state, with Wisconsin activists saying it could boost their efforts to recall the Republican governor...